PD&R Disaster Recovery Tool Kit |
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HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) offers this list of relevant resources, reports, guides, and ordinances to aid in the disaster recovery process.
Many of the reports in this kit are available in print by calling the HUD USER Clearinghouse at 1-800-245-2691, option 1. As always, all reports are available as free downloads.
The following reports, a collection from HUD USER, provide resources, information, and construction strategies for those involved in flood recovery and rebuilding.
Housing Recovery in the Gulf Coast Phase 1: Results of Windshield Observations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas (2011)
This report presents the findings of a windshield survey of a sample of 3,511 residential properties located on blocks severely affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Overall, there were 312,463 such properties. As of when these data were gathered early in 2010, the report estimates that 74.6 percent of these properties were in good condition, 14.6 percent of the properties still had substantial repair needs, and 10.9 percent of the properties no longer contained a permanent residential structure. The report also explores factors related to rebuilding.
Rehabbing Flooded Houses: A Guide for Builders and Contractors (2008)
Rehabbing Flooded Houses is a guidebook for professional builders and contractors rehabbing flooded single-family houses. Homes flood for a variety of reasons (overflowing rivers, high coastal waves, hurricanes, etc.) but the methods for determining how badly the building has been damaged and how to repair it are relatively similar no matter where you are working.
Creating a Healthy Home: A Field Guide for Clean-up of Flooded Homes (2008)
This guide is meant for do-it-yourselfers and contractors who need to clean up mold in flooded homes before starting to rebuild or renovate. This booklet tells how to clean up after flooding, but does not describe how to rebuild.
Recommendations to Help You Recover From a Flood (2007)
Based on findings from Oak Ridge National Laboratory's field tests of flood-damage-resistant housing materials, PATH compiled this list of recommendations to help the flood recovery process.
Speed the Home Rebuilding Process (2007)
This guide presents information for site builders and land developers on how to incorporate HUD-Code manufactured housing into their business operations.
Moisture-Resistant Homes (2006)
This report advances the goal of designing, building, and maintaining houses in order to effectively manage moisture penetration. It addresses many common moisture-related problems that are well known to builders, homeowners, and insurers.
Building Moisture and Durability (2004)
This project develops recommendations for future research on moisture problems in housing and follows a review and analysis of the literature concerning problems created by bulk water and excessive water vapor in housing.
Eliminating Barriers to the Use of HUD-Code Housing in Attached Construction (2003)
Provides guidance to home manufacturers, builder/developers, and traditional site builders interested in reducing building costs while integrating manufactured housing into single-family attached construction.
Durability by Design: A Guide for Residential Builders and Designers(2002)
This manual titled Durability by Design: A Guide for Residential Builders and Designers is intended to raise the awareness and understanding of building durability as a design consideration in housing. The Guide covers basic concepts of durability and presents recommended practices - including numerous construction details and design data - for matters such as moisture management, ultraviolet (UV) protection, insects, decay, corrosion, and natural hazards.
Smart Codes in Your Community: A Guide to Building Rehabilitation Codes (2001)
Provides a broad overview of the general regulatory environment governing the use and reuse of existing buildings. It also provides examples of state and local efforts to reduce regulatory complexity.
Barriers to Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing: Volume 1 - Findings and Analysis, Volume 2 - Case Studies (2001)
These two publications examine some of the more significant barriers to urban rehabilitation. The authors present a series of case studies that address problems with acquiring properties, estimating costs, obtaining insurance and financing, and working with land-use and building code regulations.
Home Builders' Guide to Manufactured Housing (2000)
This guide presents information for site builders and land developers on how to incorporate HUD-Code manufactured housing into their business operations.
HUD Rehab Guide: Volumes One through Nine (1997-2000)
This series provides the design and construction industry with information on building technologies, materials, components, and techniques specific to the rehabilitation process. Each volume covers a distinct element of housing rehab – foundations; exterior walls; roofs; windows and doors; partitions, ceiling, floors, and stairs; kitchens and baths; electrical/electronics; HVAC/plumbing; and site work.
